28 March 2023 – Evening Shift – UGC NET Paper-1

Total Questions: 50

1. The following table shows the number of first-language speakers (in millions) of the seven most widely spoken languages, namely, English, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, French, Portugese and Arabic. There are 3800 known languages spoken worldwide, 1/7 are expected to die out over the next 40 years and 72.5% are predicted to die out in the next 100 years. As a first language, 3/7 of the world's population speaks the seven most widely spoken languages and a further 1.7 billion speak one of the seven languages as a second language. Based on the data in the table, answer the question.

Language-wise First Language Speakers

How many speakers of the seven most widely spoken languages are there (spoken as either first or second language)?

Correct Answer: (3) 5.156 billion

2. Which suggested answer most closely represents the fraction of first-language speakers of the seven most widely spoken languages that speak Spanish or French?

Correct Answer: (2) 1/7ᵗʰ

3. How many speakers are there currently of the languages predicted to die out?

Correct Answer: (4) Cannot tell

4. How many languages are expected to die out over the next 100 years?

Correct Answer: (2) 3455

5. Which suggested answer is the closet estimate of the proportion of the world's population who speak Chinese as a first language?

Correct Answer: (3) 1 in 8

6. A child firstly learns to differentiate between various things i.e., men, women, animals, birds and later on s/he unifies these differentiated concepts to form a single concept called as _____.

Correct Answer: (3) Generalisation

7. Which of the following Curriculum development models comes under Non-technical Non-Scientific model?

Correct Answer: (4) Open classroom Model

8. _____ is a digitized collection of artifacts, resources, and accomplishments of an individual or group that forms part of personal online spaces called as digital learning Platforms.

Correct Answer: (2) E- Portfolios

9. Jasmine in Chemistry practical class used a 5 ml pipette during her practical exam but the reading was not correct. When she got frustrated, her friend Ranjita guided her to hold the pipette correctly and drop chemical properly. Now, she succeeded and got desired results. This is an example of

Correct Answer: (4) Zone of Proximal Development

10. Which of the following are the elements of observation learning (one of the outcomes of Bandura's Social Cognitive theory of learning?)

A. Attention
B. Retention
C. Articulation
D. Production
E. Motivation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (3) A, B, D and E only